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<h2 CLASS=sect1><A CLASS="TITLE" NAME="JNUT2-CH-18-SECT-45">18.45 java.awt.MenuShortcut (JDK 1.1)</A></h2>

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This class represents a keystroke used to select a
<tt CLASS=literal>MenuItem</tt> without actually pulling down the menu.  A
<tt CLASS=literal>MenuShortcut</tt> object can be specified for a
<tt CLASS=literal>MenuItem</tt> when the <tt CLASS=literal>MenuItem</tt> is created or by
calling the item's <tt CLASS=literal>setShortcut()</tt> method.  The
keystroke sequence for the menu shortcut automatically
appears in the label for the menu item, so you need not add this
information yourself.

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When you create a <tt CLASS=literal>MenuShortcut</tt>, you specify the key
code of the shortcut--this is one of the <tt CLASS=literal>VK_</tt>
constants defined by <tt CLASS=literal>java.awt.event.KeyEvent</tt>, and is
not always the same as a corresponding character code.  You
may also optionally specify a <tt CLASS=literal>boolean</tt> value that, if
<tt CLASS=literal>true</tt>, indicates that the <tt CLASS=literal>MenuShortcut</tt> requires the
<b>Shift</b> key to be held down.

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Note that menu shortcuts are triggered in a
platform-dependent way.  When you create a shortcut, you
specify only the keycode and an optional <b>Shift</b>
modifier.  The shortcut is not triggered, however, unless an
additional modifier key is held down.  On Windows platforms,
for example, the <b>Ctrl</b> key is used for menu shortcuts.
You can query the platform-specific menu shortcut key with
<tt CLASS=literal>Toolkit.getMenuShortcutKeyMask()</tt>. 

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public class <tt CLASS=literal>MenuShortcut</tt> extends Object implements Serializable {
    // <tt CLASS=literal>Public Constructors</tt>
            public <tt CLASS=literal>MenuShortcut</tt>(int <tt CLASS=literal>key</tt>);
            public <tt CLASS=literal>MenuShortcut</tt>(int <tt CLASS=literal>key</tt>, boolean <tt CLASS=literal>useShiftModifier</tt>);
    // <tt CLASS=literal>Public Instance Methods</tt>
            public boolean <tt CLASS=literal>equals</tt>(MenuShortcut <tt CLASS=literal>s</tt>);
            public int <tt CLASS=literal>getKey</tt>();
            public String <tt CLASS=literal>toString</tt>();  //<tt CLASS=literal> Overrides Object</tt>
            public boolean <tt CLASS=literal>usesShiftModifier</tt>();
    // <tt CLASS=literal>Protected Instance Methods</tt>
            protected String <tt CLASS=literal>paramString</tt>();
}
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<tt CLASS=literal>MenuBar.deleteShortcut(), 
MenuBar.getShortcutMenuItem(), 
MenuItem(), 
MenuItem.setShortcut(), 
MenuShortcut.equals()</tt>

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<tt CLASS=literal>MenuItem.getShortcut()</tt>

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